a couple of love birds, holding hands, letting go, holding hands again, letting go.they seem to be in a hurry, to different directions. the woman takes a couple of steps away, looks back at the man again. she makes a face at the man, sticking out her tongue, flapping her hands at the side of her head. she turned around and started running.the man runs after her, picking her up and making her squeal in joy.the man and woman sitting on the road side cafe can hear their laughter.
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"how come you turn around as soon as my cab drives off?""HUH??""you always do. I always look back as the cab pulls off, but as soon as the door is closed, you'd already turned around, started to walk away."the man is dazed. not being able to think of anything to say, he just sits in front of the woman, looking stupid."what am I supposed to do?"he asks.the woman seems disturbed."whatever you want. I don't want you to stand there just because I said you should, but.."but what?? you don't want me to stand there if I don't want to,but you want me to stand there,so you want me to want to stand there and stare at the cab driving away,but since it's only if I want to, I should be wanting to stand there,but you want me to do whatever I want,so you want me to want to do what you want me to do, only if,.."stop mocking me.I was just, asking. how you could just turn around like that.I just wanted to know, if I'm the only one still wanting to be with you,if you didn't want me to stay longer.""you weren't just asking. you were demanding. now you're criticizing. all because I don't feel like doing what you want me to, and because I didn't know you do look back like that. just because I'm happy enough with the plenty of goodbye hugs and kisses, and because, I am able to simply, wait for you to call.""You don't look back when you are the one leaving, either.""I just said, we'd already said goodbye, kissed goodbye, hugged.."it's not about saying goodbye!it's about knowing I'm still there, that I will be there. it's about wanting to check, even as you leave, that I will be there!"the man is confused, but something is also boiling at his heart. where is this woman going with this? how did this whole thing start..?"what, so you don't know that I will be here? you don't know I care?"said the man, with a demanding tone of voice.the woman is squeaking more than speaking,"it's not about knowing, it's about feeling. you know too much. where does your love come from? your brain?"the man has calmed down. no, he seems to have given up."I really don't' know what the hell you're talking about.. it doesn't matter to me, if I love you with my heart or my brain. all I know is I do love you, and all it matters is that you are the same to me.""it's not the same..when you really love someone, from your heart, your eyes would search for the one you love, even after saying goodbye. no goodbye kisses would be enough to draw a line like that, to turn around like that..your heart will make you hope for a goofy face, from me to you on the cab. you would want to look back and wave more, blow kisses, whatever, because your heart would sink a bit with your love detached from you, even for a little while.. you'd..""Hello? hey man!! how have you been?"the man has picked up the phone at the first ring.her eyes fiery, the woman feels her heart sink lower than ever.I do love this man, from my heart, she thinks.but even with him sitting in front of me face-to-face, I feel so detached..
